Applicants for Arkansas optometric physician licensure shall be credentialed to perform authorized procedures listed in Arkansas Code § 17-90-101(a)(3)(D) if:

1. (1) The applicant meets all requirements to receive an Arkansas license pursuant to 17 CAR §§ 380-102 and 380-103 or pursuant to 17 CAR § 380-104 to practice as an optometric physician;
2. (2) Optometric physicians who graduated in 2019 or later who provided proof that he or she graduated from an optometry school whose program includes the education requirements for certification pursuant to this subpart; and

3. (3) Once applicant satisfactorily completes the education requirements listed in this part under 17 CAR § 380-803(a)(2), the applicant must satisfactorily complete a:

   1. (A) Written test administered or approved by the State Board of Optometry on aspects of the Arkansas Optometry Practice Act pertaining to this subpart;
   2. (B) Clinical examination administered or approved by the board pertaining to this subpart; and
   3. (C) Written jurisprudence examination administered by the board pertaining to this subpart.